A.K.Mital takes over as Member Staff, Railway Board

New Delhi, November 13: A.K.Mital has been appointed as Member Staff, Railway Board and ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India. Mital assumed the charge of Member Staff Railway Board today i.e 13th November 2013. Prior to this new posting, he served as General Manager of South Western Railway-SWR (Headquarters Hubli) since 26-12-2011 and was also looking after the additional charge of South Central Railway- SCR (Headquarters Secunderabad).

Born on 7th July 1956, Shri Mital is a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.). An Officer of 1976 batch of Indian Railways Service of Stores (IRSS), Shri A.K. Mital has worked on various important posts on Indian Railways. He was Director/Stores, Executive Director/Vigilance and Executive Director/Stores in Railway Board, Ministry of Railways. He has worked as Chief Material Manager in Northern Railway.

He was Divisional Railway Manager of Izzatnagar Division in North Eastern Railway and Controller of Stores in South Central Railway/Secunderabad and Diesel Locomotive Works/Varanasi. Before joining Railway Board as Member Staff, he was General Manager of South Western Railway/Hubli. He has also held additional charge of three major Railways viz., Southern Railway, South Central Railway and Central Railway as General Manager for more than 12 months. Shri Mital has undergone training in USA and France.